Regulatory Technical Manager

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Join us as our next Regulatory Technical Manager reporting to our Head of global Regulatory and Product Safety. You will provide business-facing regulatory support and regulatory intelligence for cosmetic ingredients (Active Beauty) across North America and Latin America, ensuring compliant, timely and pragmatic responses to customer requests and proactive anticipation of regulatory changes.

The role acts as a key interface between customers, commercial teams and internal regulatory experts, supporting market access, customer confidence and sustainable growth of the Active Beauty portfolio, under the global governance of Fragrances Regulatory Global.

Salary expectation based on technical experience: $110,000.00 $130,000.00 usd.

Location: East Hanover, NJ.

In this exciting role you will:

Business & Customer Support

• Be a first-line regulatory partner for commercial and customer-facing teams, addressing customer regulatory inquiries related to cosmetic ingredients.

• Prepare customer-facing regulatory documentation (regulatory statements, compliance letters, ingredient status summaries, market-specific assessments).

• Provide clear, and risk-based regulatory guidance to support customer projects and commercialization timelines.

• Support resolution of customer regulatory issues and escalations, ensuring agreement between business needs and regulatory requirements.

Regulatory Surveillance & Impact Assessment

• Perform regulatory monitoring for cosmetic ingredients in NOAM and LATAM (including the US, Canada, Brazil and main LATAM markets).

• Analyze new regulations, guidance documents and enforcement trends improving cosmetic ingredients; assess potential business and portfolio impacts.

• Translate regulatory developments into applicable insights for internal stakeholders (commercial, R&D, marketing, and product management).

• Contribute to regional and global regulatory intelligence sharing within RAPS.

Portfolio & Compliance Support

• Coordinate with global RAPS, toxicology and data management teams to ensure availability, consistency and accuracy of regulatory and safety data supporting Active Beauty ingredients.

• Support compliance assessments and market readiness of cosmetic ingredient portfolios for NOAM/LATAM markets.

• Contribute to internal understanding on regulatory positioning and customer messaging.

External Relations

• Participate in relevant industry associations, working groups and regulatory forums related to cosmetic ingredients and specialty chemicals.

• Support collection of external intelligence and contribute to advocacy efforts when relevant to Active Beauty portfolios.

Required Qualifications:

• University / Bachelor's Degree in a scientific field (chemistry, biology, pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent).

• 6+ years of regulatory experience in cosmetics, cosmetic ingredients.

• Fluent English

• Understanding of cosmetic ingredient regulatory frameworks and customer expectations.

• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, business-oriented guidance.

• Experience with regulatory systems, databases and regulatory intelligence tools.

Additional Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Cosmetic Science

• Experience in customer-facing regulatory support and regulatory surveillance.

• Exposure to North America and Latin America regulatory environments (FDA, Health Canada, ANVISA, Mercosur)

What We Can Offer You:

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

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